Sandra Heska King

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Five Minute Friday: There is No Hurry (Day 12)

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I pour tomatoes and chop sweet onion. Then snip parsley frills and crush the basil, sprinkle salt, add spoonful of sugar. Stir.

I race against the clock. Hurry. A tasty sauce takes time to simmer.

But hungry stomachs will arrive at six.

I rattle glasses, bang stainless, wash and wipe.

Outside a silver needle threads its way across the sky, straight and slow.

Autumn swirls its colors in the breeze. Time crunches underfoot.

A hawk soars in circles high over khaki corn. It’s in no hurry.

A cardinal perches on the clothesline T.

A one-eyed black cat glances my way, then saunters toward the edge.

I lay down my sponge and pick up my camera.

I must squeeze the juice of this one moment while I still can see.

There is no hurry.

Five Minute Friday

Comments

  1. Nancy Smith says

    I love the cat! Visiting from FMF, love that you chose to stop and get the pictures while you could. I made sauce last night as well and raced the clock, still didn’t sit down to eat until after 7, I guess that’s early by some folks reckoning! Oh, to be on nature’s time! Nancy

  2. Nancy Smith says

    OH my goodness I have to leave another comment! I just read your about page. I married in 1972, I have three kiddos and 7 grands, I too am a nurse, and keep my license up to date- “just in case”. And, for me writing has always been “it”.N

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